The total number of requests submitted to launch investment projects in the Aden Free Zone reached 780 by last week, of which 456 would start within the coming few months with a total cost approaching $41 million, according to the Yemen Times weekly.

These projects would be built in an area of more than 1000 square kms and would provide more than 1,200 job opportunities to Yemenis in different fields of specialization, said the magazine – Albawaba.com